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Hello! My name is Marissa. I am a student at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte . I am an education student who is very interested in diversity,classroom management,and social studies. My concentration is international studies.I hope to one day be a school administrator. Besides education, I love to barefoot waterski, sew, knit, and travel (I have been to South Africa, and Greece).In South Africa, I taught at Xoleni Youth Centre in Walmar Township for five months while studying education at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
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| WHAT I KNOW |
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW |
WHAT I LEARNED |
- Concentrations for UNC-Charlotte students
- My views on Education
USA-
Concentrations for UNC-Charlotte Students Concentrations areas include English and Communications, Mathematics, Social Studies, Visual and Preforming Arts, Science, and International Studies. Your concentration can include two areas of specialization
Germany-
No concentration/specialization for German Students Specialization available through further trainings in Germany
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- Concentrations for European Students
- Other Views about Education
- International PenPals
- International Projects in Elementary/Primary Schools
- PenPals
- Where are the differences in areas of specialization between Germany and USA
- Are there different concepts of the term "specialization"?
- What are the advantages/disadvantags of specialization in both Germany and the U.S.?
- Without areas of specialization what is a teacher cabable of??
- How do we decide what to specialize in?
- Are some subjects more important to specialize in than others?
- How do we accomodate for our lack of knowledge in areas we are not specialized in?
- Is there specific training for teachers in Germany to help teachers teach certain subjects
- What subjects do you teach on a daily basis in Germany
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- There are no concentrations for elementary/primary school teachers in Germany
- Germany looks at specialization as taking classes to specifically teach in certain areas
- North Carolina, USA looks at specialization in terms of cocentraion and are extra classes taken in order to be a mini-expert on a subject. This is part of the inital lincensure/teaching certificate.
- These sorts of international projects can be helpful for all of our future students to engage in. These projects help with global awareness and respect of other cultures.
- To build our knowledge in the area we are not specialized in there are workshops,classes can be taken, talk to advisors for suggestions, gain knowledge through tutoring.
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